Super Eagles players on Monday started arriving at the team’s Abuja camp to prepare for the crucial 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off against the Black Stars of Ghana. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Eagles will face the Black Stars on Friday in Kumasi in...
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By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – Sunshine Queens goalkeeper, Elizabeth Johnson, has died, hours after she trained with the Akure-based side. The club’s media officer, Femi Atolagbe, confirmed the development in a brief statement issued on Sunday. According to the statement: “Very heartbreaking! Sunshine Queens lost one of its goalkeepers,...
Nigeria’s ex-international football players (ex-Super Eagles), on Sunday defeated Team Lagos ex-Internationals 2-0, at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos. The ex-Super Eagles humbled Team Lagos during a Novelty Football Match played as part of the programme lined up for a leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju...
Paris Saint-Germain were beaten 3-0 at Monaco on Sunday after a Wissam Ben Yedder double strike, as Neymar and Kylian Mbappe were both booked in a feisty Ligue 1 encounter. PSG remain 15 points clear of second-placed Marseille at the top of Ligue 1 after the fourth league defeat...
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said on Saturday “the doors are open” to Lionel Messi. Xavi was speaking in a press conference ahead of the Clasico on Sunday when Barca face La Liga leaders Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu. Messi has endured a disappointing season at Paris Saint-Germain although...
Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, on Saturday, equaled African legends, Samuel Eto’o, Mohamed Salah and George Weah’s record after scoring a brace in his side’s Serie A 2-1 win over Udinese. Two goals from Osimhen ensured Napoli defeated Udinese at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. Gerard Deulofeu did score for...
Following are results of Match Day 19 fixtures played on Saturday in the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), as well as the fixtures scheduled for Sunday: Results: Played on Saturday: Dakkada FC 2-1 Niger Tornadoes Heartland FC 0-0 MFM FC Abia Warriors 2-2 Katsina United Rangers International 5-3...
Chelsea secured their place in the English FA Cup semi-finals with a comfortable 2-0 victory at Middlesbrough on Saturday. Boro overcame Manchester United and Tottenham to reach the last eight, but Thomas Tuchel’s Premier League side did not have such difficulties at the Riverside Stadium. This was in spite...
Lionel Messi’s stop-start Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) career has stalled again, with the superstar forward ruled out of Sunday’s game at Monaco by illness. The Argentinian was absent from training on Saturday due to flu, and PSG have confirmed he is out of their plans for the fixture. PSG came...
Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen inspired a 2-1 win over Udinese to help Napoli climb level on points with Serie A leaders AC Milan on Saturday as an ultra-tight fight for the title heats up in Italy. Osimhen was the hero of the hour as his two goals on 53...
Arsenal took another big step towards ending a five-year exile from the Champions League as Bukayo Saka’s strike beat Aston Villa 1-0 to open up a four-point lead in fourth in the Premier League. The Gunners could even increase that gap with a game in hand over fifth-placed Manchester...
Chelsea FC of England have been drawn against Real Madrid FC of Spain in the quarter-finals of the 2021/2022 UEFA Champions League. The draw which held on Friday in Nyon, Switzerland also saw Manchester City FC of England squaring up against Atletico Madrid of Spain. Others are, Villarreal FC...
Liverpool’s 2-0 win at Arsenal on Wednesday night has moved Jurgen Klopp’s side to within a point of 2021/2022 English Premier League (EPL) leaders Manchester City. But it has also set up what should be a thrilling finish to a title race which at one point seemed over. The...
Former Arsenal star, Paul Merson, has that Manchester City will still go on to win the Premier League. Merson was speaking on Sky Sports shortly after Liverpool beat the Gunners 2-0 on Wednesday night. The win moved Jurgen Klopp’s men to within one point close to the leaders, City....
Atletico Madrid drove the final nail in the coffin of a miserable season for Manchester United as Renan Lodi’s header sent the Spanish champions into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 1-0 win at Old Trafford to progress 2-1 on aggregate. The Brazilian full-back headed in unmarked at the...
Chelsea fans must stop the “completely inappropriate” chanting of Russian owner Roman Abramovich’s name, the spokesman for the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. Blues supporters again expressed their backing for Abramovich during Sunday’s home match against NewcastleUnited. This was after he was sanctioned by the British...
World football–ruling body FIFA has effected minor changes in the list of match officials for this month’s 2022 World Cup playoff showdown between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Ghana’s Black Stars. Both teams face off in a two-leg fixture for one of Africa’s five slots at Qatar 2022, first in...
Chelsea shrugged off uncertainty over the club’s future to beat Newcastle 1-0 thanks to Kai Havertz’s late goal at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, while Arsenal moved into the top four with a 2-0 win over Leicester. The European champions are still reeling from the impact of the sanctions placed...
Cristiano Ronaldo answered all the questions about his continuing value to Manchester United with a superb hat-trick to secure a 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur in an entertaining Premier League contest on Saturday. This was after just six days after doubts were raised about his injury absence for the...
Roman Abramovich has been disqualified as a director of Chelsea by the board of the Premier League in England, but the club’s sale is expected to progress with British government oversight. The sanctioning of Blues owner Abramovich by the government on Thursday saw the Russian-Israeli billionaire’s British assets frozen,...